[Pride and Prejudice] Wisdom

When Collins heard about Mr. Darcy here, his eyes were full of disdain, and he thought it was just a little squire who didn't know where he came here for vacation, so he said.

"I am sure that the two Mr. Darcy we are talking about are absolutely impossible to be the same person. A nobleman like him is probably busy with affairs at the moment. How could he come to such a place?"

When he said "this kind of place", the faces of Bennett's family looked bad, but unfortunately the cousin still didn't notice it, even though he knew that others couldn't hear him, he still flattered that gentleman endlessly.

At this time, Mr. Bennet became interested and asked him: "Your words of flattery are really good, I would venture to ask, are these words usually played out on a whim, or are you thinking about them in advance?

Hearing someone praise himself, Collins was very happy, and said: "Most of the time, I still have to play it by ear. Although I like to think about it in advance, when I say it, I try my best to keep it natural and without trace."

Mr. Bennet saw that he was just as he thought. This gentleman was really ridiculous, and he lost interest in him for a while.

Lydia felt that her cousin not only had a touching IQ, but also a worrying EQ

The topic shifted to Darcy again.

"I have never seen a gentleman with a noble temperament as natural as Mr. Darcy. You will understand if you see him, and I think in my heart that he and Miss de Boer are a perfect match." gone."

Mrs. Bennet couldn't understand his behavior the most, and interrupted him: "As far as I can see, Mr. Darcy from us here is also very good." She praised him: "This gentleman is not only tall and handsome, but also has an annual income of [-] pounds. He treats people... um...he is also very pleasant." Although the last sentence was somewhat doubtful, Mrs. Bennet said it firmly.

When Collins heard the annual income of [-] pounds, he couldn't believe it. He turned his head and wondered if it was some businessman, so he asked, "What's the name of this gentleman?"

Kitty answered him first: "This gentleman's name is Fitzwilliam Darcy."

"Fitzwilliam Da..." Collins suddenly realized that this seemed to be the name of his benefactor's sister's son. His cloudy eyes showed a burst of joy, obviously he did not expect to come to such a place. You can also meet people like that.

So he changed the subject again, and began to keep asking everyone about this gentleman, so that he could surprise his benefactor, Mrs. Catherine, when he returned.

"I'll just say it, no wonder I felt so kind when I heard this name. Of course, if this gentleman sees me, he must feel the same way! Don't say that I exaggerate on purpose, I dare say that I can How happy I am to see a familiar person here!" He turned to his cousin again, "Miss Lydia, how long has this gentleman been here?"

Lydia only felt that this cousin's face was being slapped, and suddenly heard him asking herself, she still couldn't react, counted in her heart, and said uncertainly: "Probably... About ten days?"

"Then his stay is really long enough. I had the honor to hear Lady Catherine say that her nephew, because of his busy affairs, would never stay in one place for more than seven days. Delay in dealing with something." Collins thought he knew this Mr. Darcy very well, so he asked Lydia Cope about the deeds of this gentleman, so that she could realize how great it is to have such a noble neighbor.

But I never thought he was busy?Lydia thought about it, and only felt that during the few days when she was staying in Nizipei Garden, the busiest thing for this Mr. Darcy every day was probably to scan her with his dark black eyes.

"Maybe." Lydia lowered her eyelashes and replied perfunctorily.

And Elizabeth's impression of this cousin is not very good at all. From the words of this cousin, she has some understanding of his revealed personality, which is both arrogant and pretentious.

After dinner, everyone in the Bennett family knew something about this gentleman. To be honest, this gentleman is really a person that people don't like.

After that, Mr. Bennet politely invited Collins to sit in the living room for a while, and Collins was naturally very happy.

After Collins sat down, Mr. Bennet chatted with him about other topics. Collins seemed to respond sincerely, but he was also secretly thinking about his own calculations.

The purpose of his coming here is what he told them at the beginning, as Lady Catherine said, that he should indeed have a wife, and in this way, he planned, if his cousins ​​were really as beautiful as they were rumored to be. But man, then he can go along with the flow and marry one of them as his wife. This can also be regarded as a compensation plan for him to inherit the property of the Bennett family, which is reasonable and can also show his generosity.

But now, he obviously encountered the biggest problem, which deeply troubled him, that is - which cousin should he propose to?

The third cousin Mary was excluded from the list at the beginning, so only his four cousins ​​were left.

Although Jane is older, she is gentle and skillful, while the second cousin Elizabeth is a little younger, but she is not bad in beauty. As for the fourth cousin, she has not seen anything for the time being, and the youngest cousin Lydia, although delicate and lovely, But he is the youngest, which makes Collins, who obeys the order of the elders, fall into deep distress.

As for the opinions of his cousins, he was sure that, as long as he heard a proposal from a gentleman like himself, there was no lady who would not refuse.

Come to think of it, at such a young age, he had already been appreciated by Mrs. Catherine de Boer, had the honor to fill the priesthood of Hunsford Parish, and received a university education, although it was only a few semesters. , but it can barely be counted as a high-level talent.

Mr. Bennet had a few words with him, and then he had nothing to say to his stupid nephew. His wife was instructing the servants to clear the table, and Mary took a book on the small round table beside him as if no one else was there. After reading it, Jane and Elizabeth were whispering, and when he saw his two daughters, Mr. Bennet's mood improved.

And Lydia... Kitty was telling her about the officers,

"Let me tell you, Lydia, I heard that Uncle Philip is about to fire Richard..." Kitty gave Lydia all the things she had heard in the past few days, and she had better not forget to ask One sentence: "When will you go to my aunt's house with me...I..." She gritted her teeth: "I will introduce Mr. Wickham to you."

This is really a difficult choice for Kitty.

Lydia declined her kindness politely, and kindly persuaded her to stop interacting with that gentleman: "Speaking of which, if it's really that good, then there must be many ladies around, let's not join in the fun."

Kitty was happy for Lydia's refusal at first, but when she heard her last sentence, she knew that Lydia was deliberately keeping herself from contacting Mr. Wickham so as to create opportunities for herself. .

As a result, she curled her lips and sat far away from Lydia.

She is so bad!

Lydia looked at Kitty sitting far away inexplicably, but when she saw Mary beside her, she thought she wanted to talk to Mary, so she let go of her doubts and moved towards Elizabeth who called her a few words.

Seeing that everyone was here, Collins felt a little bit worried and said that he would read to everyone.

Mr. Bennet had no objection and nodded.

Then Kitty, who was not far behind him, also showed interest and handed over a novel.

When Collins saw that it was a novel, he immediately shrank back and sternly refused, saying that he had never read a novel in his life.

Kitty stared at him blankly, and her face darkened instantly.

"So, what are you going to read?" asked Mr. Bennet,

Collins went over there by himself to find a few books, weighed them over and over again, and finally picked up a copy of "The Sermon Sacrifice".

Lydia, who had just raised her eyes, saw the book in his hand, and felt that this gentleman was really a god.

Before he finished reading a few pages, Kitty interrupted him impatiently, chatting about the red uniform to Mrs. Bennet who came over after commanding the servants.

Collins was immediately annoyed, he put the book down heavily, and reprimanded the ignorant cousin righteously: "I often find that you young ladies are not interested in serious books at all, this is really wrong Thoughts, even a little bit of knowledge in these books will benefit you for the rest of your life, and it will be of great benefit, but it is a pity that you don’t know how to cherish it.”

Kitty had a very bad impression of him, and if Mary hadn't held her down, she would have refuted back to her cousin.

Collins was very pleased to see that she didn't make a sound. He thought carefully about what he had just said, and after careful consideration, he felt that there was no wrong sentence.

Although Kitty didn't say anything, Collins had already removed her from his list. He thought that such a lady would not be able to spend his whole life with him.

But now, his target has been narrowed down to the three cousins.

Jane, Elizabeth, and Lydia.